Ornamental pressed-metal molding.



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l: FILED nov. 19. wm A Hummm 'UNITED sarna AEN orrien ALLi'iN EDWARD os'rRANnEn, or rarnnsoN, NEW JERsEY, AssieNoR To AimnieANoAs a roUNnnv COMPANY, or sT. Louis,- MrssoUni, A oon- PORATION @il NEW JERSEY,

OHNAMENTAL PFKESSEDGMETAL MLDENG.

To alti whom it concern;

Be it known that l, ALLEN EDWARD 0s- TRANDER, a citizen of the United States, re siding at Paterson, New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ornamental PressediMetal Molding, of which the following is a full, clear, and ex'- act description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,.:torming par of this specification, rn which- The ligure is a sedtion'al view through a portion of a car-root, showing in cross-section a pressed-metal molding embodying the l features of my invention.

This invention vrelates to pressed-metal moldings.

The object or my invention is to vprovid-ea pressed or drawn metal molding for incasing electric wires and which is so constructed that said wires can be inspected without re moving the entire molding.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred form olil my invention as forming part of the interior linish ol' a passengercar, 1 designates an angle that forms the lower sill of' the side decl: of the car-roof, and 2 is a wooden filler that isconnected to said angle. The slide-deck posts are built-up structures, 'and at the upper and lower ends of said posts are plates 3 and 4, respectively, the plate 3 having a4 flange 5, which bears against the top rail 6 of the side-deck window-sash, and the plate 4 extendin over the wooden iller 2 and forming a sil for the lower rail 7 of the window-sash.

Extending longitudinally of the car is a pressed or drawn metal molding which incases the electric wires 8, fastened to the wooden liller 2, and said molding is preferably formed in several sections. The .upper section of the molding consists of an ornamental lace 9, a verticallyf-disposed shoulder 1.0, against which the inside 'face of the lower rail 7 of the window-sash contacts, and a flange 11, which. extends between the liller 2 and thev plate s, that acts as a sill for said lower sashrail, the lower edge of the ornamental face of said upper sectionnbeing provided with a flange 12. The lower section of the molding consists of an ornamental lace i3, provided at 'one edge with an in- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November 19,1906. Serial No. 344,023.

Patented March 1a, i907.

verted- L-shaped flange 14, that bears against the inside sheathing 15 of the lower deck of the car-roof, and at its other edge with an inverted-channel-shaped part 16, the inner leg of which bears against the wooden filler 2, fastening devices 17 extending through the lower section of the molding to retain 1t in place. Y

The cent-ral portion of the molding consists of a plate 18, which bears against the llange 12 on the upper portion and the outside leg of the inverted-channel-shaped part 16 of the lower portion, and said plate is retained in operative position by means of removable screws 19, which pass through the flange 12 and part v16 and enter the wpoden filler 2, thereby enabling said plate to be removed to inspect the wires 8. Preferably, and as herein shown, the electric-light lixtures 20 are secured to the plate 18.

VFrom the foregoing descri tion it will be seen that l have produce a pressed or drawn metal moldingcomprising two ornamental portions which are permanently secured in place and 'a removable portion which can be 'taken off to inspect the wires l which the molding incases, the upper portion of the molding also engaging the lower rail of the side-deck Window-sash to retain it in positio'n. particularly well adapted or forming part of the interior finish or a passenger-car, 4it should be understood that it could also be used in ot ier places where it is desired to have an ornamental molding to incase wires.

Although my improved molding is Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A pressed or drawn metal molding consisting of an upper section having an ornamental portion, and a vertically-disposed shoulderada ted to engage a window-sash, a

support to w ich said member is connected, v

a lower section spaced away from the upper section and having' an ornamental portion and a flange which engages the support which said lower section covers, and a removable platc connected to said sections substantially :is described.

2. ,A sheet-metal molding consisting of an upper ornamental section provided at one edge with; a laterally-extending attachingilange and at its 'other edge with a depending IOO to the' d \pfndingr and upwardly-projeotingr l llnngos on Suid sections; substantially as deh scl'ihtd ."5. A shoot-metal moldingr consisting of an oppor sot-tion having :1n ornzuntntal portion, :L dvponding' 'lango :1t tho lo\ \or odg@ of Said portion, u Shouldtr nt th(` npptr vt'lgr of said portion, :L lnngo projtt'ting laterally from said shonldtr, :i Support to Whioh said soctlon is connu-tod, a1` lowor sttftion spzlttd nwny from tht` nppor section und provldod with an ornamental portion at ono edge of which is an invertvd- L-slnptd lnngv mtd ut i the other odge of which is un invorttd-t-lmnintel-shaped part', means for fastening said i' lower section to the Support, und ai. plate dctarchably connected to thv depending flange l of tho upper Section. and to the inverted- ]clnmnel-slniped .part of the lower section; i' Substantially ns dosc-ribcd. t In tostixnon)v whereof I hereunto uliX my V signature, in tho prosonce ol' two,` witnobjses, j thiv 12th day of Xoytmlwr, 1906. 4 t ALLEN' lll)\\'i\llll OS'llHXDllll.

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EDWARD DAM-ING HILL-MAN, Ron'r. G. J Erm-:RY: 

